Samoan proverbs

Another one of my most favourite Samoan jams is Afai Ua e Musu (I love the version by the Five Stars). It’s basically a guy telling a girl, “If you don’t want me, just tell me. I’m cool. I can hack it. Let’s just get this over with.” And then he quotes Samoan proverbs including … Continue reading Samoan Proverb about a Humble Snake

My grandfather was a diligent note-keeper. He was a faiava, which means he lived with my grandmother in her village (rather than his own), and he kept several notebooks worth of hand-written records on her family’s history and titles. This grandfather was also a gifted orator. He died when I was very young, but I … Continue reading Alagaupu ma Muagagana – Samoan Proverbs and Expressions

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Gloria Cooper on The Truth about the Samoan Tattoo (Tatau) – Part IIII'm very interested in the tattoos because I noticed that a few WWE Wrestlers have them and I wanted to know the history behind it is it a family tradition or is it a tribal thing and what do they...

Tex Man on Do I have to be Samoan to get a Samoan tattoo?Hi, Im from PNG and I have actually noticed that picture..these a motuan women form Papua New Guinea. Like me my wantok says,it is very much alive today. Em taosl, Lukim yupla .

Ale on The Truth about the Samoan Tattoo (Tatau) – Part IIII believe we should instead celebrate the fact that we have something so unique and significant that other nationalities go as far as to want to wear it... I have had my tattoo for 20yrs now, and what I came...